A Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman faces a new criminal charge after being arrested on Sunday for the second time this offseason. Booking records from the Tuscaloosa, Alabama County Sheriff’s Office show that DT Isaiah Buggs, 27, has been charged with domestic violence/burglary.Buggs was arrested Sunday morning following a 911 call placed at about 5:30 a.m. on June 16. The 27-year-old was previously charged in May, also in Alabama, with a pair of misdemeanors after an animal control officer found two dogs locked on his property.The dogs were “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected,” according to court documents.Court records show that the NFL veteran was being held on a $5,000 bond. It’s unknown if the 27-year-old currently remains in custody.In a statement provided by his agent, Trey Robinson, to the NFL Network, Buggs denied the allegations of animal cruelty and said that the charges were part of an effort from police to force the closure of a hookah lounge owned by Buggs in Tuscaloosa. “Isaiah vehemently denies the truthfulness of the allegations and charges asserted against him today. Under no circumstance does Mr. Buggs condone the mistreatment of any animal. The dogs at issue did not belong to him and he was unaware they remained at the property in question,” the statement reads. “Furthermore, we believe the City of Tuscaloosa’s decision to file the charges today is part of a concerted effort by the City of Tuscaloosa and its Police Department to besmirch Mr. Buggs’ name and reputation as part of an ongoing subversive campaign to force the close of his local business Kings Hookah Lounge.”His agent and lawyer have yet to comment on the new charge. Buggs was initially drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. He was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad and played most of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Detroit Lions.The Chiefs signed Buggs to the practice squad in January 2024. He has yet to appear in a game with Kansas City. It’s been a controversial offseason for the Chiefs—highlighted by eight felony charges filed against wide receiver Rashee Rice in Dallas, Texas.
A Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman faces a new criminal charge after being arrested on Sunday for the second time this offseason.
Booking records from the Tuscaloosa, Alabama County Sheriff’s Office show that DT Isaiah Buggs, 27, has been charged with domestic violence/burglary.
Buggs was arrested Sunday morning following a 911 call placed at about 5:30 a.m. on June 16.
The 27-year-old was previously charged in May, also in Alabama, with a pair of misdemeanors after an animal control officer found two dogs locked on his property.
The dogs were “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected,” according to court documents.
Court records show that the NFL veteran was being held on a $5,000 bond. It’s unknown if the 27-year-old currently remains in custody.
In a statement provided by his agent, Trey Robinson, to the NFL Network, Buggs denied the allegations of animal cruelty and said that the charges were part of an effort from police to force the closure of a hookah lounge owned by Buggs in Tuscaloosa.
“Isaiah vehemently denies the truthfulness of the allegations and charges asserted against him today. Under no circumstance does Mr. Buggs condone the mistreatment of any animal. The dogs at issue did not belong to him and he was unaware they remained at the property in question,” the statement reads. “Furthermore, we believe the City of Tuscaloosa’s decision to file the charges today is part of a concerted effort by the City of Tuscaloosa and its Police Department to besmirch Mr. Buggs’ name and reputation as part of an ongoing subversive campaign to force the close of his local business Kings Hookah Lounge.”
His agent and lawyer have yet to comment on the new charge.
Buggs was initially drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. He was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad and played most of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Detroit Lions.
The Chiefs signed Buggs to the practice squad in January 2024. He has yet to appear in a game with Kansas City.
It’s been a controversial offseason for the Chiefs—highlighted by eight felony charges filed against wide receiver Rashee Rice in Dallas, Texas.
